Beyond the Classroom presents "The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz"

When: Monday, February 23, 7:00-9:00pm
Where: 1102 South Campus Commons, Building 1
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33489
Description: Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz has his fingerprints all over the internet—he was integral to the development of the basic Internet protocol RSS and co—founded the global social news website Reddit. But it was Swartz's groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing combined with his aggressive approach to information access that ensnared him in a two—year legal nightmare. It was a battle that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26. THE INTERNET'S OWN BOY is a personal story about what we lose when we ignore the implications of technology and its relationship to our civil liberties.